Maikol Negro

Maikol Negro
Personal information
Full nameMaikol Francesco Negro
Date of birth28 February 1988
Place of birthLecce, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Benevento
Youth career
Torino
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2010Celano77(20)
2010Valle del Giovenco10(1)
2010–2013Nocerina68(21)
2013–Latina8(1)
2014→ Benevento (loan)2(2)
National team
2008–2009Italy U20 Lega Pro3(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Maikol Francesco Negro (born 28 February 1988 in Lecce) is an Italian footballer who plays for Salernitana on loan from Serie B club Latina.

Biography

Born in Lecce, Apulia, southern Italy, Negro started his career with northern Italy side Torino. Negro left its Primavera team in 2007[1] to Serie C2 side Celano. He scored 10 and 7 league goals in 2008–09 and in the first half of 2009–10 season.

On 20 January 2010 he left for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Valle del Giovenco.[2] As the club also signed Stefano Dall'Acqua and Giuseppe Caccavallo, he only made 6 start out of 10 league appearances for VdG. VdG went bankrupt in July 2010.[3] He also partnered with Dall'Acqua at the relegation playoffs.

In August 2010, he was signed by Serie A club Catania on free transfer, but he was farmed to Prima Divisione club Nocerina. He made a successive appearances as substitute since made his debut in round 3.

International career

Negro capped for Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team at 2008–09 Mirop Cup,[4][5] scored a goal against Hungary.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Primavera 2006/2007". Torino FC (in Italian). .ca January 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Maikol Negro è il nuovo acquisto della VDG". AS Pescina Valle del Giovenco (in Italian). 20 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "L’Ancona in serie B e 20 club di Lega Pro non ammessi ai campionati". FIGC (in Italian). 16 July 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Mirop Cup: una bella Under 20 vince in Croazia". lega-pro.com (in Italian). 22 October 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "MIROP CUP: SLOVACCHIA-ITALIA UNDER 20 4-0". lega-pro.com (in Italian). 1 April 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Per l'Italia avvio amaro nella Mirop Cup". lega-pro.com (in Italian). 1 October 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2010.

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